Commercial shrimping – fisherynation.com

Tag Archives: Commercial shrimping

Potter’s Seafood carries on the “historic heritage” of Southport

August 12, 2021 National, South Atlantic

The small yellow building tucked in the corner of Southport’s Yacht Basin represents what’s left of the once prominent and bustling seafood industry in the town. The building is home to Potter’s Seafood, an institution in Southport that’s been selling local seafood since 1899. Royce Potter is carrying on the family tradition as the fifth generation of Potters to catch and sell seafood along the waterfront of Southport. The town, located at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, once revolved around the fishing industry but now relies on tourism and Potter’s is the last of its kind. Video, photos, >click to read< 10:22

Comment

There’s something in the water: Shrimp!

December 1, 2020 Mid Atlantic

Back in the 1990s, watermen started noticing shrimp were getting caught in their gill nets in waters just off Virginia Beach. Virginia Marine Resources Commission in 2018 issued free shrimp permits to a couple of watermen in Virginia Beach who would haul in 300 pounds of shrimp on a good day. Today, 12 watermen, with permits, work the waters for shrimp and on a good day, the haul is more than a thousand pounds. 100 people applied for 2020 permits but only 12 permits were issued to watermen in Virginia Beach and the Eastern Shore in a lottery system. Shrimping is also a game of chance. “One day I think I caught 16 shrimp, two days later [I caught] 1700 pounds,” >video, click to read< 07:34

Comment

South Carolina shrimping season may open partially Wednesday

June 12, 2018 South Atlantic

Commercial shrimping in waters off the South Carolina coast could resume on a limited scale as early as this week, but don’t expect an abundance of the coveted white “roe” shrimp. Mel Bell, marine fisheries director for the S.C. Dept. of Natural Resources, says the fisheries division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) likely will open federal waters to commercial shrimp trawling this week, possibly as early as Wednesday. Bell says DNR asked NOAA last week to reopen federal waters, which start about three miles offshore,,, >click to read<10:44

Comment

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date
April 2024

M T W T F S S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

« Mar

April 2024
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

Recent Posts
- Your View: Cape Wind is already a bad deal, by Peter A. Kenney, Yarmouth Ma.
  
  Following the saga of Cape Wind has been nothing if not amusing. Since 1999 when he first hired an engineering firm to survey likely sites in Read More »
- Heroic Peterhead fisherman saved five crewmen from sinking trawler after North Sea collision
  
  Kris Leel, an engineer for Peterhead-based fishing boat Guiding Light, was awarded the Lady Swaythling Trophy from the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners’ Royal Benevolent Society at Read More »
- LI fisherman indicted in connection with illegal fluke harvest
  
  An East Northport commercial fisherman who was once an outspoken critic of federal regulators was indicted Tuesday on charges of conspiracy, mail fraud and falsification of Read More »
- Oceana bites back at proposed rule for US dusky shark conservation
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration have released a proposal addressing the chronic overfishing of dusky sharks in U.S. waters. But suggested rule comes up Read More »
- Plaintiffs file for class certification in Refugio oil spill lawsuit
  
  A class of plaintiffs who claim to be injured by the Refugio oil spill filed for class certification. After Plains All American Pipeline’s corroded Line 901 Read More »
- Out with the old Oyster Creek nuclear plant, in with a new one? The choices ahead. Enough offshore windfarm nonsense!
  
  For more than a half-century, the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant energized the region and local pocketbooks before shutting down three years ago, the start of Read More »
- Islip Town plans to open up more shellfish beds in bay
  
  Islip Town’s program to lease acres of shellfish beds to private companies is on track to expand from 125 acres to more than 1,500 acres. The Read More »
- Hey! We made the “Mother of All Marine Link’s”
  
  John’s Nautical Links List – The Mother of All Maritime Links listed Fisherynation in their 47 page index of EVERYTHING Marine related from A to Z! Read More »
- A Drone May Save Your Life in the Future.
  
  Drones have many uses—from military strikes to package delivery. One of the most important uses is to save lives. In times of emergency, a drone is Read More »
- DNA may hold key to identify those ‘lost at sea’
  
  In 1990, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued 4,407 people nationwide. On March 25, 1990, however, William Hokanson Sr. and his 19-year-old son William Hokanson Jr. went Read More »
- Harwood grad becomes Alaska salmon boat captain
  
  Jessica Normandeau bought a boat. And not just any boat, a 32-foot Bristol Bay gillnetter, designed for salmon fishing. After graduating from Harwood Union High School Read More »
- Government Officials Ignore Public Comment, Create New Financial Burden on Fisherman
  
  In a letter acquired by Cause of Action Institute (CoA Institute), it appears that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Department of Read More »
- Scallop fishermen will be able to catch more next year
  
  The New England Fishery Management Council approved rules on Wednesday that are expected to yield about 47 million pounds of scallops during the fishing year that Read More »
- Fire at Millennium Marine USA ruins boats
  
  EASTPORT, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — This weekend’s grand opening of the Millennium Marine USA in Eastport is on hold. That’s because of a fire that destroyed Read More »
- STOP DOING THIS: McKinleyville Dirtbags Continue to Disrupt Coast Guard Helicopter Flights With Their Stupid Laser Pointers
  
  From the United States Coast Guard, Sector Humboldt Bay: The Coast Guard is asking the public for tips or information regarding recent laser attacks aimed against rescue Read More »
- West Coast Crab Strike Set to Expand Further South
  
  Crab fishermen from San Francisco and Half Moon Bay are set to join Humboldt Bay fishermen in a crab strike that has now spread from Bodega Read More »
- Lessons from ‘the last clam’: Casco Bay shellfish ‘renaissance’
  
  Tim Johnson of Harpswell had been clamming for more than 30 years when, in 2014, he hung up his hoe. Between predators such as the invasive Read More »
- American Challenger: Salvage of grounded fishing vessel delayed – again.
  
  The junked American Challenger vessel has listed more sharply in the months since it ran aground off the northern Marin coast, littering the shore with debris. Read More »
- To bee or not to bee – Bees are legally fish in California
  
  A ruling by a California appeals court in the United States has extended the legal protection of endangered species to bumblebees and, in effect, classified them Read More »
- Proposed Industrial Salmon Farm near Acadia an Environmental and Economic Disaster for Maine
  
  Frenchman Bay United, the coalition leading the opposition to a proposal by Norwegian investors to build a massive salmon in Frenchman Bay next to Acadia National Read More »
- Video: Terrier Inherited by Fisherman Adapts to New Life on the Waves
  
  After inheriting Maggie the Welsh terrier from his grandpa, commercial fisherman Kale Pixey was determined to integrate her into his life. “Pretty crazy with the lifestyle Read More »
- FROTH THE FIZZ!
  
  For those who haven’t seen this yet, two P’rtleveners, Felix Griffiths and Ross Sloan have been working on ‘FROTH THE FIZZ’ – a comic style series Read More »
- Fishermen accused of poaching in a Marine Reserve using gear stolen from fellow crabbers
  
  Two North Coast fishermen face criminal charges after allegedly poaching crab in the protected Cape Falcon Marine Reserve using gear stolen from fellow crabbers. Scott Edward Read More »
- North Carolina: Fisheries joint enforcement, charter boat logs repealed
  
  A new law passed this summer by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Pat McCrory rolls back a pair of controversial fisheries management measures approved Read More »
- SNP MP urges locals to oppose marine protection plans
  
  The proposals to restrict fishing and other human activities in some coastal areas are designed to protect wildlife and the environment. But fishing industry representatives, along Read More »